12. Healing Father Wounds: Learning to Trust after an Absent or Unsafe Dad

This week’s episode is a deeply personal and powerful conversation with my special guest, Marselle Cook Morrison, as we explore the reality of healing father wounds — especially when the father figure in your life was emotionally unavailable, abusive, or completely absent.

Together, we talk about:

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  What a “father wound” actually is (and what it isn’t)

  
  


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  The impact of growing up without emotional safety or support

  
  


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  How these wounds can show up in adulthood — from relationships to self-worth

  
  


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  What it takes to rebuild trust — in God, in others, and in ourselves

  
  


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  How we’ve both found healing through faith, therapy, community… and intentional work

  
  

Whether your father was physically gone, emotionally distant, or harmful in other ways, please know this: You are not alone. You are not FatherLESS — you’re FatherFULL. 💛

📝 Journal Prompt:

What is one belief or behavior you developed as a result of your father wound — and what truth can you replace it with?



🎙️ Guest Spotlight:

Marselle Cook-Morrison is the host of Through My Father’s Eyes — a powerful podcast centered on healing father wounds through faith and inner work. Her heart for creating honest, spirit-filled conversations helps women navigate pain and reclaim their identity.

Find her show on Apple Podcasts and all major platforms.

🌐 Connect with her Facebook community here: Through My Father's Eyes Healing Circle Facebook Group